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Informix Error -16329: Pathname too long.

Cause and resolution

Pathname too long.

The Debugger will accept pathnames of up to 70 characters.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-16329 fires when a pathname given to the Debugger exceeds 70 characters — per the official guidance.

  1. A pathname longer than 70 characters, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Shorten the pathname to 70 characters or fewer, per the official guidance — for example, by using a relative path or a shorter directory structure.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an over-long pathname.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the length of the pathname, and shorten it if it exceeds 70 characters.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -16327 — "Cannot locate file filename." A related file-reference error, about the file not being found rather than its pathname being too long.

A pathname exceeds the Debugger's 70-character limit — shorten it.